A Personal History Form (see below) and the appropriate Authorization and Release Form must be completed by all who wish to be considered for appointment to the federal judiciary. All forms must be signed, dated and sent by mail, together with any additional supporting material to:
Executive Director, Judicial AppointmentsOffice of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
99 Metcalfe Street, 8th Floor
Ottawa (Ontario)
K1A 1E3
Phone (613) 992-9400 or toll free (877) 583-4266
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, WE REQUEST THAT YOU NOT SEND ANY DOCUMENTS BY E-MAIL.
Do not hesitate to contact us should you require any additional information or technical assistance.
Download Word or WordPerfect Documents
(If these are not compatible with your word processor, please refer to the PDF version below.)
The Personal History Form is available in two computer-editable formats: Word and WordPerfect. To download this document in either format, right click on the link and choose 'Save Target As' (if in Internet Explorer) or 'Save Link As' (if in Netscape) to save directly to your computer for keyboard input at your convenience.
Personal History Forms - Word format
(compatible with Microsoft Word 95, 97, 2000 and XP)
| If you are a Lawyer, Master, Prothonotary, or Municipal Court Judge complete this form |  |
Download Personal History Form (412kb) |
| If you are a Provincial/Territorial Court Judge complete this form | |
Download Personal History Form (404kb) |
Personal History Forms - WordPerfect format
(compatible only with Corel WordPerfect version 7 )
| If you are a Lawyer, Master, Prothonotary, or Municipal Court Judge complete this form |  |
Download Personal History Form (484kb) |
| If you are a Provincial/Territorial Court Judge complete this form | |
Download Personal History Form (476kb) |
Download PDF Documents
The Personal History Form is also available in a read-only PDF format. To download the PDF version, right click on the link and choose 'Save Target As' in Internet Explorer or 'Save Link As' in Netscape to save to your computer for printing and completion by hand at your convenience.
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Personal History Forms - PDF format
(compatible with Acrobat Reader version 4 to 6)
| If you are a Lawyer, Master, Prothonotary, or Municipal Court Judge complete this form |  |
Download Personal History Form (88kb) |
| If you are a Provincial/Territorial Court Judge complete this form | |
Download Personal History Form (84kb) |
